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young pigs run with all their might. The African Boar is excelled by the 

 Mexican Pig, though the absurdity of the animal putting its feet on a snake 

 at which it does not look is very apparent. The Thick-nosed Tapir should 

 be noted, as being in later editions taken from among the Hog kind 

 and placed beside the Cavy. The Rhinoceros, Two-horned Rhinoceros, 

 Hippopotamus, and Elephant are moderately good specimens, the last not 

 nearly so well drawn as might be. 



The Tiger. " The General History of Quadrupeds." 



Up to this the animals represented are of those kinds which in some way 

 serve the needs of man, but as the text says, " the scene must be diversified, 

 and we come now to a sanguinary and unrelenting tribe — the bold and 

 intrepid enemies of man." The Lion of course heads the list, and is a 

 powerful representation of the King of Beasts. The half- angry scowl on 

 the face and the whisp of the tail tell of the savage temper of the animal, 

 and the incident of the Lion leaping on its prey in the background renders 

 the story of its ferociousness with striking power. The engraving, of which a 

 fac-simile is at the head of this chapter, was drawn from a Lion which was 

 shown in Newcastle in 1788. 



The Tiger fac-simile above is also from one exhibited in Newcastle in 

 1787, and is a wonderfully faithful portrait. The lithe movement of the 



